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| 20090174902 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA TO ENHANCE IMAGE PROCESSING IN A COLOR REPROGRAPHIC SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and media to enhance image processing for a color reprographic system are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may calibrate a component like scanner and/or printer in response to user input and/or coupling the component to the reprographic system. More specifically, embodiments may generate correction parameters that describe differences in color values between an image scanned by a scanner or an image printed by the printer by comparing the outputs to known characteristics like color values for the image. Some embodiments comprise a graphical user interface (GUI) to communicate with the user, allowing the user to select user preferences to change, for example, the brightness of an image being copied. Further embodiments incorporate network and phone system interfaces to communicate with remote components as well as to receive input from and/or output to other systems via email, facsimile, etc. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090174909 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA TO ENHANCE IMAGE PROCESSING IN A COLOR REPROGRAPHIC SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and media to enhance image processing for a color reprographic system are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may calibrate a component like scanner and/or printer in response to user input and/or coupling the component to the reprographic system. More specifically, embodiments may generate correction parameters that describe differences in color values between an image scanned by a scanner or an image printed by the printer by comparing the outputs to known characteristics like color values for the image. Some embodiments comprise a graphical user interface (GUI) to communicate with the user, allowing the user to select user preferences to change, for example, the brightness of an image being copied. Further embodiments incorporate network and phone system interfaces to communicate with remote components as well as to receive input from and/or output to other systems via email, facsimile, etc. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090279142 | Mechanism for K-only object rendering in a high-speed color controller - Embodiments of the invention disclose a method for K-only (gray/black) object rendering in a high-speed color controller of a printing system. The method includes setting a flag to indicate selection of a K-only text and barcode print preference from a user of a print system, receiving one or more objects to be printed by the print system, the one or more objects including at least one of a text object and a barcode object, determining whether an input color space for the at least one text object and barcode object should be converted to K-only black ink, and rendering the at least one of the text object and the barcode object as K-only black ink if the input color space is determined to be converted to K-only black ink. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090324124 | Color adjustment interface for high speed color printer - A color adjustment interface includes an original image thumbnail representing a version of an image prior to modification, a current image thumbnail representing a version of an image after a modification and a color polygon including a multitude of variation image thumbnails each representing a color variation. Each selection of a variation image thumbnail modifies the current image thumbnail in an adjustment towards a color represented by the selected variation image. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110013207 | COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOW FOR TRANSITIONING OFFSET PRINTING USING CUSTOM INKS TO DIGITAL PRINTING - A color management workflow for offset printing using custom inks is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for color management workflow for transitioning offset printing using custom inks to digital printing includes a color image recording device to measure one or more spot color ramps that correspond to custom ink colors, the color image device operable to determine a matching L*a*b value for the spot color ramps. The apparatus further includes a color characterization module to determine device CMYK matches for each of the L*a*b values for the one or more spot color ramps and create a custom input characterization file based on the device CMYK matches and an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile module to create a new input ICC file and a new output ICC file from the custom input characterization file. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110063633 | COLOR PRINTER CALIBRATION FOR MULTIPLE MEDIUMS - Methods and systems herein provide for calibrating for a plurality of different paper types. In one embodiment, a system for calibrating a printer includes a measurement module operable to detect colors printed on a first tangible medium by the printer and convert the detected colors to a detected color characterization. The system also includes a storage module operable to store a calibration file. The calibration file includes color characterizations of a plurality of different tangible mediums and each color characterization includes color measurements for one of the plurality of different tangible mediums obtained from the printer via the measurement module when the printer is calibrated. The system also includes a calibration module operable to compare the detected color characterization to at least two color characterizations of the calibration file and determine an adjustment to an output color scheme of the printer based on the comparison to calibrate the printer. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110116138 | Post Color Conversion Mechanism for Gray/Black Text and Graphics Objects - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving color data for an object to be printed and performing post color processing for each pixel in the object if the object is a graphics/text object, while no processing is performed if the object is an image object. Post color processing is performed by determining if a pixel is black or gray and converting the pixel to K only black color if the pixel is black or gray. | 05-19-2011 |
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| 20080207798 | ORGANIC-INORGANIC ELECTROSPUN FIBERS - Organic-inorganic hybrid fibers and methods for the preparation of such fibers are disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110028606 | Glass Compositions And Fibers Made Therefrom - Embodiments of the present invention provides fiberizable glass compositions formed from batch compositions comprising significant amounts of one or more glassy minerals, including perlite and/or pumice. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110053755 | Low Dielectric Glass And Fiber Glass For Electronic Applications - Glass compositions are provided that are useful in electronic applications, e.g., as reinforcements in printed circuit board substrates. Reduced dielectric constants are provided relative to E-glass, and fiber forming properties are provided that are more commercially practical than D-glass. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120024578 | Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials And Methods Of Making And Using The Same - The present invention relates to materials comprising organic-inorganic polymeric networks. In some embodiments, the present invention provides an organic-inorganic composite material comprising an inorganic metal oxide matrix interpenetrating with a polymeric phase. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of producing organic-inorganic composite materials. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120033693 | REAR EARTH ALUMINOBOROSILICATE GLASS COMPOSITION - The invention relates to aluminoborosilicate-based glasses suitable for use as a solid laser medium. In particular, these aluminoborosilicate-based laser glasses exhibit broad emission bandwidths of rare earth lasing ions. Although not entirely understood, the broadening of the emission bandwidth is believed to be achieved by the presence of significant amounts of lanthanide ions in the glass matrix. In addition, because of the high values of Young's modulus, fracture toughness and hardness, the rare earth aluminoborosilicate glass system according to the invention is also suitable as transparent armor window material. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033694 | BROADENING OF RARE EARTH ION EMISSION BANDWIDTH IN PHOSPHATE BASED LASER GLASSES - Disclosed are the use of phosphate-based glasses as a solid state laser gain medium, in particular, the invention relates to broadening the emission bandwidth of rare earth ions used as lasing ions in a phosphate-based glass composition, where the broadening of the emission bandwidth is believed to be achieved by the hybridization of the glass network. | 02-09-2012 |
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| 20080235769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE TARPITS USING DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL MACHINES - A system and method for adaptive tarpits using distributed virtual machines. A method in an embodiment may include determining an intrusion prevention strategy in response to a potential attack on a network. Then, based on the intrusion prevention strategy, allocating at least one virtual tarpit in the network, where the at least one virtual tarpit is implemented as a virtual machine, and the adapting the at least one virtual tarpit in the network includes one or more of suspending a virtual tarpit, resuming a suspended virtual tarpit and migrating a virtual tarpit to another virtual machine in the network. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090064293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED TRUST - Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for a community-based trust are provided. In an embodiment, it may be determined whether a requesting node obtains a trust from a targeting node through an endorsement from an intermediate node. If the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node, an intermediate trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the intermediate node may be obtained; and a new trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node may be calculated based upon the intermediate trust level. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090077632 | PROACTIVE NETWORK ATTACK DEMAND MANAGEMENT - Various embodiments described and illustrated herein provide one or more of systems, methods, software, and firmware to handle attack generated demand proactively using distributed virtualization. One goal of some such embodiments is to provide a time window of stable operational response within which an intrusion detection system may detect an attack and/or cause a countermeasure against the attacks to be activated. Demand excursions which are not caused by an attack are supported during the variability of demand providing transparent response to legitimate users of the system. These embodiments, and others, are described in greater detail below. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090133096 | MICRO AND MACRO TRUST IN A DECENTRALIZED ENVIRONMENT - A method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes calculating a trust level of a first entity. The first entity has a plurality of components. Each component in the first entity has at least the trust level of the first entity. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100161926 | Data protection by segmented storage - A device, method, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the device includes logic to handle and protect data. Specifically, the device includes logic to segment data that can receive a data object that needs to be stored. The logic within the device can segment the data object into a plurality of data segments. A segmented portion of the data object is an incomprehensible portion the data object when viewed in the segmented format. The device can then send each of the data segments to a several different storage locations. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100293262 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PROCESS - A method and apparatus for an automated system management process are described. According to an embodiment of the invention, a method comprises receiving data regarding operation of a network; automatically generating network policies based at least in part on the data regarding operation of the network using automation intelligence; applying the network policies to modify operations of the network; and receiving data regarding the operation of the network after the modification of the operations of the network. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110153727 | Cloud federation as a service - A Cloud federator may be used to allow seamless and transparent access by a Cloud Client to Cloud services. Federation may be provided on various terms, including as a subscription based real-time online service to Cloud Clients. The Cloud federator may automatically and transparently effect communication between the Cloud Client and Clouds and desired services of the Clouds, and automatically perform identity federation. A Service Abstraction Layer (SAL) may be implemented to simplify Client communication, and Clouds/Cloud services may elect to support the SAL to facilitate federation of their services. | 06-23-2011 |
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| 20090190242 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE - A lens driving device, comprises a base; a casing fixed to the base; a coil bracket disposed within the casing; a coil wound on the coil bracket, a spring disposed within the casing, a drive rod; and a lens holder; wherein, one end of the spring is fixed to the base; one end of the drive rod is fixed to the other end of the spring, and the other end of the drive rod extends out of the casing. The lens holder is slidably fixed to the exposed portion of the drive rod. The lens holder is held stationary with respect to the drive rod by static friction between the drive rod and the lens holder. A driving signal may be applied to the coil to move the lens holder. The driving signal has the characteristic of making the current flowing through the coil slowly increase and then rapidly decrease, or to rapidly increase and then slowly decrease. The drive current is preferably a sawtooth pulse train, with each pulse causing movement of the lens holder in the micron range or below. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090285162 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND TERMINAL FOR LOCATING - A locating method is provided. The serving ASN-GW sends locating measurement information to a WiMAX terminal; the WiMAX terminal measures the locating data, and sends the locating data measurement result to the entity capable of calculating locating information; and the entity capable of calculating locating information calculates the locating information according to the locating data measurement result. A locating system, a locating data measurement entity, an LCF, and a calculation entity are also disclosed herein. The provided method, system and entity may provide a Locating Service (LCS) for the users in a WiMAX network. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100051774 | ROTATABLE PLATFORM - A platform comprising: a base; a first platform unit rotatably mounted to the base and being rotatable about a first axis relative to the base; a second platform unit rotatably mounted to the first platform unit and be rotatable about a second axis relative to the first platform unit; and a flexible transmitting device connected between the base and the first platform unit and/or the first platform unit and the second platform unit for transmitting power and/or data. The flexible transmitting device is arranged to wind about the first axis when the first platform unit is rotated about the first axis and/or wind about the second axis when the second platform unit is rotated about the second axis. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100106806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED SERVICE ACCOUNTING - A system and a method for implementing LBS accounting are disclosed. The system includes a LS and an accounting server in a CSN. The LS includes an LS CF, which is adapted to collect LBS-related accounting information with respect to the user who sends the location request and/or the user to be located at different time points, create UDRs of the LS according to the accounting information, and send the UDRs of the LS to the accounting server. The accounting server performs accounting for the LBS according to the received UDRs. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100238867 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING IN UNIVERSAL SERVICE INTERFACE SYSTEM - A method, an apparatus, and a system for registering in a USI system are disclosed herein. The method includes: an H-USI system receives a USI registration request message that carries an identifier of a terminal from a V-USI system; and the H-USI system interacts with an H-AAA server according to the USI registration request message to perform USI system registration for the terminal. An apparatus for registering in a USI system is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a receiving module and a registering module. Through the method and the system disclosed herein, the terminal can be registered in the USI system successfully, and the USI service can be implemented smoothly. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110231563 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING PACKET DATA NETWORK DISCONNECTION - A method, a device, and a system for initiating Packet Data Network (PDN) disconnection are provided, so as to achieve disconnection of one or more specific PDNs. The method includes that: a Foreign Agent (FA) or a Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) receives PDN disconnection information from an authenticator; and initiates Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP) deregistration to a PDN Gateway (PDN GW) corresponding to the PDN disconnection information. The device includes a receiving module and a transmitting module. The system includes an FA or an MAG, and an authenticator connected to the FA or the MAG in a communicable manner. | 09-22-2011 |
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| 20090047284 | Methods and compositions for PDGF-C activation and inhibition - Methods for inhibiting angiogenesis comprising administering tissue-plasminogen activator (tPA) inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the methods comprising the tPA inhibitors. Also provided are methods for stimulating angiogenesis comprising administering tPA to a patient in need thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of tPA for the methods of stimulation. The present invention discloses that tPA is a specific PDGF-C activating protease, and that the CUB-domains in PDGF-CC directly interact with the protease, are required for efficient proteolysis, and released CUB-domains are tPA inhibitors. Preferably, the method and compositions of the present invention are used for simultaneously stimulating, or simultaneously inhibiting, thrombolysis and angiogenesis. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100221254 | Methods and Compositions for PDGF-C Activation and Inhibition - Methods for inhibiting angiogenesis comprising administering tissue-plasminogen activator (tPA) inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the methods comprising the tPA inhibitors. Also provided are methods for stimulating angiogenesis comprising administering tPA to a patient in need thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of tPA for the methods of stimulation. The present invention discloses that tPA is a specific PDGF-C activating protease, and that the CUB-domains in PDGF-CC directly interact with the protease, are required for efficient proteolysis, and released CUB-domains are tPA inhibitors. Preferably, the method and compositions of the present invention are used for simultaneously stimulating, or simultaneously inhibiting, thrombolysis and angiogenesis. | 09-02-2010 |
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| 20080260351 | Recording of Protected Broadcast Content with Selectable User Rights - An apparatus for recording a signal having a signal content, where the apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving the signal, a processor configured to determine rights to the signal content received with the received signal, and a recorder for recording the received signal and a signal representing the determined rights to the signal content, wherein the processor is configured to give, to right holders, individual rights to the content respecting the determined rights to the content. A user who receives the signal can give individual rights to right holders respecting the rights to the content. The given rights comprise full rights and restricted rights such as owner rights corresponding to the rights to the content received with the received signal, and user rights that allow the right holder to use, such as view, the signal content. Use of the individual rights requires a corresponding individual key. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100067864 | VIDEO DEPTH MAP ALIGNMENT | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100091012 | 3 MENU DISPLAY - A device and method of rendering visual information combine image information like video and secondary image information, like graphics. The image information and the secondary image information are processed for generating output information to be rendered in a three-dimensional space. The output information is arranged for display on a 3D stereoscopic display having a true display depth range ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100118119 | CREATING THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS DATA - The present invention relates to a method in a graphics system for creating a graphics stream allowing to form a three-dimensional graphics data, the graphics stream consisting of segments. The graphics stream is divided into at least a first segment and a second segment, the first segment comprises two-dimensional graphics data and the second segment comprises a depth map for the two-dimensional graphics data. The graphics stream can be decoded by a decoder to form two data sequences to be output separately to a display device for rendering a three-dimensional subtitle or graphics image for a three-dimensional video image. | 05-13-2010 |
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| 20090042892 | Cetp Inhibitors - Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), B is a cyclic group other than phenyl, and B has a cyclic substituent at a position that is ortho to the position at which B is connected to the remainder of the structure of Formula (I). The 5-membered ring of Formula (I) has a second cyclic substituent in addition to B. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090137548 | 1,3-Oxazolidin-2-One Derivatives Useful as Cetp Inhibitors - Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The compounds have 3 cyclic groups connected by single bonds, as for example triphenyl, which are attached directly to the ring of formula I or attached at the position B. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100099716 | CETP INHIBITORS - Compounds having the structures of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis: | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110178059 | 1,3-OXAZOLIDIN -2-ONE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS CETP INHIBITORS - Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The compounds have 3 cyclic groups connected by single bonds, as for example triphenyl, which are attached directly to the ring of formula I or attached at the position B. | 07-21-2011 |
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| 20090079723 | POWER SAVING SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH SAME - An electronic apparatus ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090107826 | NAVIGATION KEY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a circuit board and a navigation key arranged on the circuit board. The circuit board forms a number of switches thereon. The navigation key includes a key cap, a frame, and a number of elastic connecting arms The key cap includes an annular operating portion configured for pressing, and a number of actuators extending from the operating portion towards the circuit board. Each actuator hangs above one corresponding switch, and contacts with the corresponding switch when the operation portion of the navigation key is pressed. The frame is arranged around the key cap, and is fixedly assembled to the circuit board. The elastic connecting arms interconnect the operation portion of the key cap and the frame to limit rotation of the key cap. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090129008 | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE WITH SLIDING BAR - An optical disk drive includes a main body defining a receiving space and a pivotable cover. A latching mechanism that contacts the cover at two points distributes stresses better than where the latching mechanism only contacts the cover at one point. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090142157 | FASTENING STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - A fastening structure for fastening a hardware component is disclosed. The fastening structure includes a supporting portion defining a through stepped hole including a small-diameter hole and a large-diameter hole. Furthermore, the fastening structure includes a nut wedged into the large-diameter hole. A screw may successively passing through the hardware component and the small-diameter hole to screwably engage with the nut. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090146064 | INFRARED RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An infrared receiver includes a shielding member and an infrared detecting member. The shielding member has negative refractive power for diverging incident infrared rays. The infrared detecting member includes a main body formed with a convex surface having positive refractive power and an infrared sensor enclosed in the main body. The infrared sensor receives infrared rays converged by the convex surface, and converts received infrared rays to electrical signals. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090147467 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body, a lid body, a hinge, a notch, and a cable. The main body includes a connecting side where the lid body is pivotally mounted to the main body. The hinge is disposed on the connecting side for mounting the lid body to the main body, and includes a fixing frame mounted to one of the main body and the lid body and a pivot member mounted to the other of the main body and the lid body. The notch is defined on one side of the pivot member. The cable extends along the notch and transmits electrical signals between the main body and the lid body. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150914 | EXTERNAL OPTICAL DISK DRIVE - An external optical disk drive ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20120012355 | SHELL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A shell of an electronic device includes an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface. The inner surface defines at least one recessed portion. The at least one recessed portion includes a bottom surface and a transition surface connecting the bottom surface with the inner surface. | 01-19-2012 |
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| 20110235640 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORWARDING AND SWITCHING OVER PROTECTED PATHS - In one embodiment, a method for telecommunications includes steps of receiving a first packet through a first port, and determining whether the first packet arrived over a protected path. If the first packet arrived over a protected path, the method also includes the steps of hashing a source address of the first packet, adding a first entry into a forwarding table, and adding a second entry into the forwarding table. The protected path is coupled to at least the first port and a second port. The first entry includes the result of hashing the packet, and an identification of the first port. The second entry includes the result of hashing the packet, and an identification of the second port. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110249676 | Method and System for Forwarding and Switching Traffic in a Network Element - A method for forwarding a packet may include generating, by a first hash function module, a first hash value based on data included within the packet. The method may also include generating, by a second hash function module, a second hash value based on data included within the packet. The method may additionally include determining, by a first hash region integral to a memory and associated with the first hash function module, whether an index location of the first hash region corresponding to the first hash value includes an entry. Moreover, the method may include determining, by a second hash region integral to a memory and associated with the second hash function module, whether an index location of the second hash region corresponding to the second hash includes an entry. The method may further include, in response to a determination that at least one of the index location of the first hash region corresponding to the first hash value and the index location of the second hash region corresponding to the second hash value includes an entry, forwarding the packet based on forwarding information included within the entry. | 10-13-2011 |
